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Shrimp, Japanese Mantis

Scientific name:

Oratosquilla oratoria

Maori name:

Other names:

Category:

Invasive Species

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Malacostraca

Family:

Squillidae

Oratosquilla oratoria credit dr shane ahyong, australian museum sydney

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Common habitat(s):

Soft Bottom Subtidal

Sandy/Muddy Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Scavenger

Distribution:

World Wide

Edibility:

Rarely Eaten

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

Habitat:

Diet:

Lifestyle:

Notes:

This is an INVASIVE SPECIES

References:

Image from Dr Shane Ahyong (Australian Museum Sydney)